“Interpretation in art refers to the attribution of meaning to a work. A point on which people often disagree is whether the artist’s or author’s intention is relevant to the interpretation of the work. … Extra-textual factors, such as the author’s intention, are neither necessary nor sufficient for meaning determination…..”
I’m still experimenting with “interpreting” what I see, but so far it’s been fun. Basically, when I find an interesting image I challenge myself to interpret it using anything I may have in my box of technique tricks – paint, pencils, inks, stitch, needlefelting, beads, knit/crochet etc.
I find images on the Internet – always using copyright free source images, especially if I plan to publish them.
There are several sites on the Internet that offer free images to artists which we can use freely.
https://gomedia.com/insights/textures/
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/366128644680511423/
Or just browse for free images.
My favourite is Texture King and it’s where I found the images that inspired the following four pieces.
I liked both of these original source images so decided to use both of them in this next piece, “Crack In The World”.
Original source for “Crack in the World”
The following images are experiments in which I used a variety techniques and materials including fabrics, needlefelting, stitch, beads, altered papers, and stained tapa to interpret the look of various tree barks, including varieties of eucalyptus gums and paper bark trees
The joy of agates! If you’ve never taken a look at images of agates please do so. Simply do a search on the Internet and enjoy the incredible colours and shapes within nature’s amazing art.
This next piece was inspired by an image from the NASA website.
Before the rains came in 2021 and broke the years long drought in Australia, rivers, creeks and billabongs dried up around the country. That event inspired this next piece.
The next three images are interpretations of the forest around us and the changing seasons in Hill Top. I used altered, painted and textured papers, stamped images, wrapped sticks from the bush, wrapped pipe cleaners, stitch, beads and needlefelting.
“Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain.”
…………… Childe Hassam
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